Homes for Sale

Question 1

adjective : B2 A ——- place is attractive to look at.

çok çekici/canlı, tablo gibi güzel, pitoresk

*a —– cottage on the edge of the Yorkshire Moors*

*A —– town on the island of Sicily, Italy is selling houses for just €1.*

Answer 1

• picturesque

Question 2

noun : PRICE : B2 something that is sold for less than its usual price or its real value

ucuz, hesaplı alışveriş, kelepir

*The —— price is to attract people to move to the hilltop town of Sambuca because of a rapid decline in its population.*

AGREEMENT : an agreement between two people or groups in which each promises to do something in exchange for something else

pazarlık

*They were prepared to strike a —- to avoid more fighting.*

into the —– mainly uk : as well as everything else

üstüne üstlük, üstelik, caba

*Caffeine has no good effects on health and is mildly addictive into the ——.*

Answer 2

bargain

Question 3

adjective : B2 relating to the countryside and not to towns

kırsal, kıra ait, kırsal yaşama ilişkin

*Like many —– towns in Italy, the number of Sambuca’s residents is dwindling because many young people are moving to cities.*

Answer 3

• rural

Question 4

verb : to become smaller or less

azalmak, küçülmek

*The number of students in the school has —– 200.*

*Like many rural towns in Italy, the number of Sambuca’s residents is —–ling because many young people are moving to cities.*

Answer 4

dwindle

Question 5

noun : PERSON : B2 someone who lives in a particular place

sakin, oturan/yaşayan kişi, yerli

*Like many rural towns in Italy, the number of Sambuca’s ——-s is dwindling because many young people are moving to cities.*

DOCTOR us : a doctor who is working in a hospital to get extra training in a particular area of medicine

ihtisas yapan hekim

Answer 5

• resident

Question 6

verb : VIEW : B2 to have a view of something from above

tepeden bakmak/seyretmek

*It —–s the Mediterranean Sea, is close to gorgeous beaches and has retained its heritage with its cobbled streets and Arabesque architecture.*

NOT NOTICE : to not notice or consider something

gözden kaçırmak; (argo) es geçmek

*Two important facts have been —-ed in this case.*

FORGIVE : to forgive or ignore someone’s bad behaviour

görmezden gelmek; affetmek; göz yummak

Answer 6

• overlook

Question 7

noun : a rounded stone used on the surface of an old-fashioned road

Arnavut kaldırımı, taş kaldırım

——d adjective : made with cobbles

kaldırım taşı kaplı

*It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea, is close to gorgeous beaches and has retained its heritage with its —–d streets and Arabesque architecture.*

Answer 7

• cobble

Question 8

verb : to repair and decorate a building that is old and in bad condition

onarmak, yenileştimek, restore etmek

*Like all bargains, there is a small catch to the one-euro houses - the buyer must promise to spend $17,000 on ——-ing the property within three years of purchasing it. *

——ion noun : yenileme

Answer 8

• renovate

Question 9

noun : official rules that do not seem necessary and make things happen very slowly

bürokrasi

*Sambuca’s deputy mayor said the houses are owned by the town, so there is little of the —- —– tape normally associated with buying a property.*

Answer 9

• red tape

Question 10

noun : ​someone who works with two people or groups to help them agree on something important

aracı, arabulucu

*We’re not ——-ies who liaise between old and new owners.*

Answer 10

• intermediary

Question 11

verb : to speak to other people at work in order to exchange information with them

fikir alışverişinde bulunmak, fikir teatisi yapmak, ortak çalışma yapmak, birlikte hareket etmek

*Our head office will —- with the suppliers to ensure delivery.*

*We’re not intermediaries who —– between old and new owners.*

Answer 11

• liaise

Question 12

adjective : LAND : —— land or soil produces a lot of healthy plants.

verimli, bereketli, mümbit

*He said: “This —– patch of land is dubbed the “Earthly Paradise”. *

PEOPLE/ANIMALS : If people or animals are —-, they are able to have babies.

doğurgan

——- ground (for sth) : a situation or place where an idea, activity, etc is likely to succeed

verimli, bereketli, mümbit, semereli

a —— imagination : If someone has a —– imagination, they have lots of interesting and unusual ideas.

yaratıcı, üretken

fertility noun : verim, doğurganlık

Answer 12

• fertile

Question 13

noun : AREA : a small area that is different from the area around it

leke, parça, kısım

a bald ——.

MATERIAL : a piece of material that you use to cover a hole in your clothes or in other material

yama, yamalık

*He had leather —s sewn on the elbows of his jacket.*

EYE : a small piece of material used to cover an injured eye

göz bağı

LAND : a small area of land used for a particular purpose

belli bir amaçla kullanılan arazi

*He said: “This fertile —– of land is dubbed the “Earthly Paradise”. *

a bad/rough, etc patch : a difficult time

zor/kötü/çetin zaman/dönem

*I think their marriage is going through a bad —-.*

Answer 13

• patch

Question 14

adjective : An ——- place or experience is extremely pleasant, beautiful, or peaceful.

çok huzurlu ve sakin, cennet gibi, huzur dolu

an —– retreat for a detox stay.

Answer 14

• idyllic

Question 15

verb : NAME : to give someone or something an unofficial or funny name

lakap/isim takmak

*He said: “This fertile patch of land is —–bed the “Earthly Paradise”.*

LANGUAGE : to change the language in a film or television programme into a different language

seslendirme/dublaj yapmak

*The film was —-bed into English.*

Answer 15

• dub